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adipolysis

adipolysis noun: the process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.

Noun

adipolysis (uncountable)

  1. The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.

adipolysis meaning in Tamil and Kannada

adipolysis in Tamil

கொழுப்பனி சிதைப்பு

adipolysis in Kannada

ಕೊಬ್ಬುರಗಣೆ

Origin of adipolysis

From adipo- + -lysis.

Words that rhyme with adipolysis

16 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about adipolysis

What does adipolysis mean?
Adipolysis means the process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.
What is adipolysis in Tamil?
Adipolysis in Tamil is கொழுப்பனி சிதைப்பு. See Adipolysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is adipolysis?
Adipolysis is a noun.

Words near adipolysis in the dictionary

  1. adipokinetic
  2. adipokinic
  3. adipokinin
  4. adipokinins
  5. adipolin
  6. adipolysis
  7. adipolytic
  8. adipoma
  9. adipomas
  10. adipomata
  11. adipometer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adipolysis (page history and authors); adipolysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); adipolysis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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